Continuous Improvement Lead - KraftHeinz

Continuous Improvement Lead

Kraft Heinz Company

Muscatine, IA

The Kraft Heinz Company is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead to work at our facility in Muscatine, IA.  Ideal candidates must be safety and quality orientated and be willing to work in a team orientated, fast paced work environment. 
 

EEO Policy

Kraft Heinz is an EO employer – Minorities/Women/Vets/Disabled and other protected categories

Benefits & Compensation Overview:

We offer a variety of benefits depending on how you chose what is best for you, but what is offered are:

• Medical.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Additional perks:  Pet Insurance, (EAP) Employee Assistance Program, Company paid Life Insurance, Company paid Short-term disability
• (HRA) Health Reimbursement Account or (HSA) Health Savings Account.
• A shift differential for those who work second or third shift.

Plant & Community Overview:

Plant Overview:

Bullet points you may want to include are:

• Over 300 employees
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift opportunities
• Union Plant, represented by UFCW 431
• Original Construction 1892​
• 2nd Heinz Plant - First west of Mississippi.​
• Opening in 1893 as Heinz Pickling Works.
• First Products: Sauerkraut, Horseradish, Pickles​
• 1895 started Tomato Processing
• Current Products: Ketchups, L&P, Heinz Homestyle Gravy, Single Serve Ketchup, 57 Sauce, and BBQ Sauces

Community Overview:

Welcome to Muscatine, IA:  Muscatine, IA - Official Website - Official Website

Job Overview:

Are you ready to work at HJ Heinz’s longest operating facility and join a team that produces quality products that are amongst over 50 household brands in the U.S.?  This is a place for you to create your career and make a difference!

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Facilitates the line loss analysis (waste elimination and yield improvement) and line throughput improvement plans
• Leads transformation analysis and centerline definition and associated standard development
• Analysis daily and shift line data to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities
• Participates in internal audit program, food safety committee, and sanitary design team
• Spends time on the floor to gather information on stops, centerlines and changeovers over the past 24 hours
• Investigates initial root cause of top stops
• Begin to develop plan for the day for ownership areas
• Attend level 2 meetings
• Attend DDS meetings
• Discuss top stops and root cause.  Establish countermeasures in plan for the day
• Ensure centerline completion and compliance. Create countermeasures on any outages
• Works with Process Owner, and Maintenance Lead to address sporadic losses
• Lead Universal Problem Solving to eliminate chronic losses for the line
• Manage centerline and Quality Daily Management Systems
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.
• Comply with all established GMP, Housekeeping guidelines, Housekeeping responsibilities and QRMP operating procedures
• Assist in the implementation of the QRMP program and acts as trainer of new associates
• Flexibility to adjust to shifts to work with employees from all shifts as required
• AM Step 2 qualified or demonstrate expertise in CIL, Basic Problem Solving (6W, 2H)
• Willingness to become Centerline Management System qualified within one month
• Willingness to become Green Belt qualified within one year
• Works overtime as necessary
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Other Requirements:

• Capable of learning intermediate Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Word
• Strong planning/organizational skills and communication skills
• Ability to understand and coach management systems including but not limited to CIL, CLM and 5S
• Ability to understand and write WINs, SOPs and OPLs
• Can effectively lead RCFA events
• High School Diploma/GED required
• Works overtime as required
• Flexibility to adjust shift schedule to work with employees on other shifts as required

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